BEREA, Ohio — No one could blame cornerback Brandon McDonald if he wanted to erase all memories of the Broncos from his mental hard drive.

In a 34-30 loss last season, McDonald fell victim to the Broncos as the Browns snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in a game they led going into the fourth quarter. McDonald gave up two touchdowns — a 93-yard pass to receiver Eddie Royal and the game- winning touchdown to wide receiver Brandon Marshall.

McDonald also dropped two potential interceptions. McDonald’s partner at cornerback, Eric Wright, said it’s best that last year’s game is left in the past.

“It’s a brand new day, a brand new season, and that’s something — especially for a cornerback — we have short-term memory anyway, so it’s something that’s far beyond you. We’re far, far beyond last year’s Broncos game,” he said.

There have been significant changes in the Broncos’ organization.

First is the absence of former coach Mike Shana-han, but more significantly, quarterback Jay Cutler, who torched the Browns for 447 passing yards last season but was traded to the Chicago Bears.

McDonald knows moving bad games into the past is important.

“I was never unfocused. I had a bad game just like any other player, and you have to bounce back,” he said. “You can’t keep dwelling on what you did in the past, you’ve just got to look forward to what you can do right now.”

Still, McDonald sounds particularly haunted by that game.

“I’ll always remember it because it was one of the worst games of my life,” he said. “At the same time, I made a vow to myself, to my family and my team that they would never see me play like that again, and I felt like I let a bunch of people down by the performance that I had.”

McDonald said he viewed the loss as a learning experience, using that performance to learn and serve as a point for him to set goals.

“I don’t want to keep going up and down. I just gotta be more consistent as a player and really help this team win some games,” he said.

He’ll get his chance today in Denver, but he will be facing a new quarterback. Kyle Orton came to the Broncos in the Cutler trade, and he will be throwing to Marshall, who despite a tumultuous offseason, is still with the Broncos.

McDonald said he believes the Browns’ secondary is up to the task.

“Everybody’s trying to learn, everybody’s trying to compete, everybody’s trying to get better every day,” he said.

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